Ice tray



Patented Apr. 10, 1928.

ANDREW HANSSON, OF BROOKLYN; NEW YORK.

ICE TRAY.

. Application filed April 19, 1927. Serial No. 184,910.

This invention relates to trays, and par ticularly to that classwhichadapted for use in carrying blocks of ice or similar objects andisprovided with'a sunken bottom having runner ribs thereon to preventcontact of such objects with thebotton' and which is further,pro'ifidedwith handles for holdingsame.

The main object of my invention is to provide a tray for carrying icewhich will hold all drippings and is especially adapted'to allow easyplacement and removal of the ice on and ofi" the tray.

Another object is to provide an ice tray which is very sturdy andreinforced to with stand rough usage and wear, and give long service.

Further objects and advantages of my nvention will appear as thespecification proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 1s a view of a tray made accordingto my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a view of the bottom of the tray.

In the views, the same reference numbers indicate the same parts.

l Vhen ice is delivered to a house, it is usual to have the same carriedby means of a pair of tongs up the stairs or into the rooms, withattendant dripping of water all the way. Also, the ice may be placed ona dumb waiter wetting the same, and necessitating lifting off the icewith l'iands. Both cases involve a mess, inconvenience and trouble.

In order to avoid the mentioned inconvenience, the present invention isproposed, being a special tray OlllvlllCll a piece of .106 may beplaced. In the practice of my 1nvention, a tray is made with a flatbottom 3, a back 12 and sides 1 and 2 tightly secured thereto. Upon theforward extremity of the tray, the bottom is raised at an angle at 10and terminated as a lip 11 which is supported and reinforced by a stripof metal 16 extending from side to side on the tray.

On the back a handle 13 is secured by which to push or pull the tray,while upon side 1 a handle 14 is affixed and a similar handle 15 isattached to the side 2.

However, on the bottom a pair of metal strips 6 and 7 are laid and bentupward against back 12 at 8 and 9 respectively,

contact with the metal.

and are there secured to the back, the forward extremities being rivetedor otherwise secured to the front lip 11.. The strips are covered by apair of Wooden or non-metal strips 4t and 5 whichare screwed to themetal strips to provide insulation for the ice from Of course, the non-.metal strips may be cemented on without screws or fastened in any knownmanner.

It is readily seen that it is easy to carry a piece of ice on the trayby holding the side handles and to locate and remove the same from adumb-waiter by means of the rear handle 13. And the ice is readily slidoff the wooden strips or runners into an ice boX by merely raising therear ver s ightly and withdrawing the tray by handle 13, after which thetray may be drained of drip water on the bottom. The wooden runnersbeing heat insulators do not melt the ice and produce depressionstherein as metal would rapidly do, hence the ice is readily moved on oroff the tray. It is manifest that I may omit the side handles if I sodesire.

Having now fully described my invention, I claim 1. A tray comprising abottom member having a pair of sides and a back secured thereto, araised lip upon the edge of said bottom, secured thereto by anintermediate inclined portion, and a. handle upon said back.

2. A tray comprising a bottom member having a back and side connectedthereto leaving one free edge upon said bottom and a raised step onfluid battle and retainer, and, interior rein fol-cements Within saidtray, there being handles upon said tray.

3. A tray comprising a bottom member havin sides and a back securedthereto, a ham: le on the back and interiorly disposed runners on saidbottom between the sides and parallel therewith.

4:. A tray comprising a bottom member having a back and parallel runnersoverlying the inner face of said bottom member and secured at theirextremities to said back and to the forward edge of said bottom member.

5. A tray comprising a bottom member provided with a back and a freeopposite edge, a plurality of metal runners overlying the inner face ofsaid bottom meinber,and secured at their extremities to said free edgesaid free edge providinga and said back, and an insulatingstrip lying oneach runner and secured thereto. a

6. A tray comprising a bottom member having a free edge at one extremityand a back secured to the other-extremity, runners overlying the innerface of said bottom member and secured at their extremities to said backand said edge andylim'itqmembersz upon the side edges of said bottommember, there belng ahandle on said back member.

7. A carrying tray including a relatively fiat bottom having a back andsides conneoted thereto, an incline upon the forward edge of saidbottomterminating in a level step and means upon the inner face of-s aidbottom between said sides for spacing an object carried upon saidtraymfromi said ,ward edge upon said bottom and a plurality of runnersdisposed upon the inner surface of said bottom and connected to saidraised.

forward edge in, such manner as to form guides for an object over said:edge and to thereafter support said object in spaced 1'67.

lation to said bottom.

Signed at. 132 ijNassauStreet, in the of Manhattan, city and State ofborough New York this 18thda-y of-Apri1-1927. a ANDREVV. HANSSON;

